Here in Maine turtles are at the tail end of nesting season, meaning that this is the time of year where you’re most likely ...

The common snapping turtle is a species that few Pennsylvanians give a second thought, unless they see one crossing the road or digging in their flower bed. This is because, outside the breeding ...

Jul. 3—"Why did the turtle cross the road?" "To get to the Shell station," is how one version of the joke goes. The reality is turtles cross roads all of the time. And judging by the evidence of the ...

While the world weaves tales about dinosaurs, snakes larger and more ferocious have slithered away in the past. Out of all ...

With high temperatures, heavy traffic and high tides expected throughout Independence Day weekend, it is important to keep an eye out for diamondback terrapins when driving on shore roads.

THUNDER BAY — Campers spotted a common snapping turtle forming a nest and laying eggs at Chippewa Park. The nest is in the ...

When underwater creatures or objects can’t be seen in the watery depths some people are terrified and this fear has a name — megalohydrothalassophobia — the fear of underwater creatures or objects.

The number of healthy, mature turtles that had been struck and killed on the road was incredibly upsetting to see,” a ...

The Cincinnati Zoo and other groups are releasing previousy rescued turtles affixed with monitors in a statewide research ...

A drop-in do-it-yourself project was set up in front of The Second Wedge Brewing Co. on Saturday, with people encouraged to help build safety screens for turtle nesting areas.

Snapping turtles are on the move as they seek nesting grounds at the start of summer. They often have to cross roads to get to their marshy destinations, and every year, thousands are killed by ...

Last year Anna Thonis, a postdoctoral researcher at New York University, launched a study of Long Island’s Eastern box turtles, a "species of special concern" in New York — not officially threatened ...